as in innovative
introducing new ideas or methods
She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics. a groundbreaking new book
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Leonardo Cendamo / Getty Images Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author who lived in the Chicago area as a youngster, died June 3.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Social worker and librarian Sadie Delaney (1889-1958) was a groundbreaking bibliotherapist who worked in a hospital library in Tuskegee, Alabama, and at the New York Public Library’s 135th Street branch, the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
After a groundbreaking year for the podcast, which included guests like Penn Badgley, Kris Jenner and Dylan Efron, Hirsch signed a massive multi-year deal to remain with Dear Media, the biggest podcast network for women.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The company is now working with Orbit AI to launch a groundbreaking space project, the Orbital Cloud, where communications, computing, and verification come together in LEO, powered by solar energy.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Social worker and librarian Sadie Delaney (1889-1958) was a groundbreaking bibliotherapist who worked in a hospital library in Tuskegee, Alabama, and at the New York Public Library’s 135th Street branch, the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
After a groundbreaking year for the podcast, which included guests like Penn Badgley, Kris Jenner and Dylan Efron, Hirsch signed a massive multi-year deal to remain with Dear Media, the biggest podcast network for women.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The company is now working with Orbit AI to launch a groundbreaking space project, the Orbital Cloud, where communications, computing, and verification come together in LEO, powered by solar energy.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundbreaking
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Based on the Qiushi article, the government is expected to implement more innovative and targeted measures, Michelle Kwok, HSBC’s head of Asia real estate and Hong Kong equity research, wrote in a report Thursday.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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At this exclusive, high-energy event, the world’s most innovative leaders will convene to explore how AI, humanity, and strategy converge to redefine, again, the future of work.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Town will shift its focus toward fresh, creative ways to celebrate Addison's incredible culinary scene.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Always ready for fun, Rose enjoys laughing, moving and finding creative ways to express herself.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The driver was shot and wounded, and the passenger was injured when the van crashed seconds later, according to the original statement from DHS.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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So, where is the original cast of Dynasty now?—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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By grafting old-school procedural pleasures onto a 24-esque real-time format, the show produced a genuinely novel structure in the post-prestige era that was impossible to look away from.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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May 5 Schumacher is really funny (her hilarious novel Dear Committee Member won the Thurber Prize)!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Each clever accessory is under $15 — that’s less than the cost of a sandwich special at my favorite deli.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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With two bedrooms and two baths, the home is surprisingly expansive, boasting just under 2,400 square feet across its clever layout.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Its locking lid snaps onto a silicone ring, giving it an airtight seal so my butter stays fresh (and doesn’t absorb outside odors).—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Or not feeling super fresh after a nap at 35,000 feet with your mouth hung open?—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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